It turns out that Trump's special envoy for the war in Ukraine insisted on an early end to the war, saying that a prolonged war would only deepen the alliance between North Korea, China and Russia.
However, the new EU president has expressed disagreement with Trump's previous plans, saying he cannot choose to surrender Ukraine.
This is Washington correspondent Kwon Jun-ki.
[Reporter]
Reserve Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg Named Special Envoy To End Ukraine War,
According to the policy book published in May, he called for a ceasefire, saying that continuing to provide weapons to Ukraine, which is a long shot, is only a show of expensive good deeds.
It warned that a prolonged war in Ukraine would only deepen the alliance between Russia and China, Iran and North Korea.
He is also skeptical of Russia's claim to reclaim all the territory it has taken,
He also insisted on withholding Ukraine's NATO membership so that Putin could participate in the
peace negotiations.
Special Envoy nominee Kellogg stressed that Trump's statement that "the death must be stopped" is a good starting point.
[Donald Trump / U.S. President-elect (CNN town hall meeting in May): I just want everyone to stop dying. Russians and Ukrainians are dying. I want to stop dying.]
The new EU summit's permanent president, who will lead the bloc anew, made it clear in his inaugural address that Ukraine's surrender was unacceptable.
[Antoniu Costa / Standing President of the EU Summit: Peace should not be the tomb of peace. Peace must not mean conditional surrender]
He also said that peace in Ukraine should be in accordance with international law, and that the need to reclaim territory was also raised.
[Antonio Costa / Permanent President of the EU Summit: Peace in Ukraine must be just, lasting and based on international law.]
However, new chairman Costa said in media interviews that he should not speculate on what Trump will do and expressed his intention to communicate as soon as possible.
This is YTN Kwon Jun-ki from Washington.
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